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Electric eels could change medical devices, so let's protect them
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Studies on electric eels have been able to unlock the potential to revolutionize the implantation of micro-batteries in humans to power electronic devices. Protecting these and other unique creatures can lead to more significant breakthroughs in science and medicine, all while preserving Earth's ecosystems.
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The medical office of the future should include not only physicians, but also healers such as shamans, masseuses, nutritionists and the preservation of healing plants and fungi to treat illnesses that Western medicine is not successful in curing.
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Alternative Medicine
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The medical office of the future should include not only physicians, but also healers such as shamans, masseuses, nutritionists and the preservation of healing plants and fungi to treat illnesses that Western medicine is not successful in curing.
ChapterElectric eels could change medical devices, so let's protect them
Episode#469: Dr. Mark Plotkin on Ethnobotany, Real vs. Fake Shamans, Hallucinogens, and the Dalai Lamas of South America
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Scientists found two new species of electric eels and studying them could lead to the development of micro-batteries that can be implanted in humans to power electrical devices.
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Electric Eels
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Scientists found two new species of electric eels and studying them could lead to the development of micro-batteries that can be implanted in humans to power electrical devices.